Liliya Vasilchenko

Liliya Vasilchenko (Russian: Ли́лия Васи́льченко; 8 June 1962 in Novosibirsk – 19 December 2011[1]) was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1986, training at Trudovye Rezervy in Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished eight in the 20 km at those same championships.

Liliya Vasilchenko
Country Russia
Born(1962-06-08)8 June 1962
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died11 September 2011(2011-09-11) (aged 49)
Novosibirsk, Russia
World Cup career
Seasons19821986
Individual wins0
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts9
Team starts1
Overall titles0 – (15th in 1985)

Vasilchenko's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 17th in the 5 km event in Sarajevo, in 1984.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19842117

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198522118Gold

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19821952
19832042
19842157
19852215
19862333

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1984–85 13 December 1984 Val di Sole, Italy5 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11984–8522 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stTikhonova / Smetanina / Reztsova

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. Умерла Лилия Васильченко (in Russian)
  2. "VASILTSCHENKO Lilia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.